fine
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adj
1 excellent or choice in quality; very good of its kind
a fine speech
2 superior in skill, ability, or accomplishment
a fine violinist
3 (of weather) clear and dry
4 enjoyable or satisfying
a fine time
5 postpositive
Informal quite well; in satisfactory health
I feel fine
6 satisfactory; acceptable
that's fine by me
7 of delicate composition or careful workmanship
fine crystal
8 (of precious metals) pure or having a high or specified degree of purity
fine silver, gold 98 per cent fine
9 subtle in perception; discriminating
a fine eye for antique brasses
10 abstruse or subtle
a fine point in argument
11 very thin or slender
fine hair
12 very small
fine dust, fine print
13 (of edges, blades, etc.) sharp; keen
14 ornate, showy, or smart
15 good-looking; handsome
a fine young woman
16 polished, elegant, or refined
a fine gentleman
17 morally upright and commendable
a fine man
18 (Cricket) (of a fielding position) oblique to and behind the wicket
fine leg
19 prenominal
Informal disappointing or terrible
a fine mess
adv
20 Informal quite well; all right
that suits me fine
21 a nonstandard word for →
finely
22 (Billiards, etc.) (of a stroke on the cue ball) so as to merely brush the object ball
23 ♦
cut it fine to allow little margin of time, space, etc.
vb
24 to make or become finer; refine
25 often foll by: down or away to make or become smaller
26 tr to clarify (wine, etc.) by adding finings
27 tr (Billiards) to hit (a cue ball) fine
28 intr; foll by up
(Austral. and N.Z.)
informal (of the weather) to become fine
(C13: from Old French fin, from Latin finis end, boundary, as in finis honorum the highest degree of honour)